Are we allowed to bring people outside of CC members / registered BrickCon attendees? I think my parents are going to be in town, and while I doubt they want to come (my wife either, for that matter) I just am wondering what the options are if they happen to be downtown that night.

You are indeed able to bring family that's in the area with you! Provided, of course, they don't mind seriously geeky conversation. We're at a LEGO convention, after all. Much of the conversation will be about LEGO. Maybe.

I'll get in touch with HRC this weekend and see if they've got a meeting space we can use for our party; if it's just us in a room, it may be quieter. If not, I invite locals and attendees to track down a restaurant in the area that would be comparable for a suggested alternative!

While I won't be there, so you can disregard this if you want. But AC is a cat, and if he sings anywhere near the same caliber as my cat tried, I don't think you want him too. Of course maybe alien cats are different, who really knows?